About the Digital Support Fund

H&F Giving is excited to launch the Digital Support Fund 2025, with a total of £20,000 available for organisations to support projects that help bridge the digital divide in Hammersmith & Fulham. Groups are invited to apply for grants of up to £2,500.

Support Available & Funding Criteria

The Digital Support Fund 2025 aims to tackle digital exclusion while helping residents build confidence and connection. We recognise that digital inclusion is about more than access to devices or skills, it’s also about helping people use technology safely, confidently, and in ways that strengthen community connection help tackle social isolation.

To help grants go further and support our sustainability goals, we encourage applicants to consider using refurbished or recycled technology wherever possible.

The Digital Support Fund 2025 will support initiatives such as: 

• Providing devices, data, or connectivity
• Delivering courses or training to improve digital confidence and skills
• Fund training courses for employees that improve digital skills
• Activities that improve employability skills
• Running costs of existing digital inclusion organisations/activities

We welcome applications from all kinds of organisations, including small, grassroots, and community-led groups, particularly those without dedicated fundraising capacity. Projects may support, but are not limited to: 

• Children and young people
• Older adults
• LGBTQIA+ people
• Disabled residents
• People experiencing homelessness
• Refugees and asylum seekers

To note:

• Organisations do not need to be based in the borough, but projects must provide direct support to residents of Hammersmith & Fulham.
• All organisations receiving grants will be required to keep records of all expenditure and to provide a report on activities and spend.
• All organisations which receive funding must have an up-to-date safeguarding policy and procedures and equal opportunity policy.

Timeline

All funds must be spent or committed before 1st April 2026. The activity funded and final monitoring report should be completed and submitted by as soon as possible after your project is completed and no later than 1st May 2026. If your activity is agreed to continue beyond April 2026, you will need to agree a timeline with H&F Giving.

Click here to view the monitoring report template as a guide – please note this may be subject to change and the final version will be provided to successful grant recipients.

Applications will be open until midday Monday 27th of October. 

We hope to inform you of the outcome of your application by the end of November 2025.

FAQs and Guidance

FAQs can be found at the bottom of this page. We will be hosting an online Q&A session on Monday 20th October 2025. To register your intertest, please email [email protected].

If you have any queries about your project’s eligibility, or for support in completing the form, please contact H&F Giving at [email protected] or on 07881 103827.